Method for holding wax sheets of paper



1923. 27 c. s. MooRE METHOD FOR HOLDING WAX SHEETS OF PAPER Filed March 29. 1922 I I I I l I I l I I I I I I l I J I I l I I I I I l I I l I I l I I I I I I I I I I I I I I l I I I I I I I I l l I I I I I I I I l I l I I I l I l I l I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 17:6? fl am Patented New. 2?, i923.

CHARLES S. MGORE, 01F SHELBY,

PARTY, OF MIDDLETOWN, OHIO.

.METHOD FOR HOLDING WAX SHEETS F JPAEER.

Application filed March 29, 1922. Serial No. 547,703.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES S. MOORE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Shelby, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Method for Holding Wax Sheets of Paper,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a holder for 1a waxed sheets of paper.

It is well known to the user of wax paper that difficulties are encountered in handling a package or a plurality of associated sheets of wax paper, on account of the smooth,

1 polished, or glossy surfaces thereof, which tend to permit the sheets to slip over each other rapidly and easily, thereby disturbing, disarrangin rumpling, mussing, and causing the pac age of sheets, if not restrained or held in regular association with each other, to become uneven at the edges.

It is also well known to the user, that unless the package of wax sheets are held in uniform position, with relation to each other,

2 when withdrawing a single sheet from the package, it then becomes necessary to rearrange the sheets uniformly, requiring the excessive handling of the package of sheets or a separate sheet and the result of such handling is an unsanitary condition of the sheet.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a method of folding a plurality of wax sheets in overlapping relation to each other and providing a holder or container to maintain the plurality of sheets in juxtaposition to each other and in regular, even and uniform sequence in the separation of a single sheet from the package without disturbing, disarranging, wrinkling, rumpling, and preventing the paper from curling at the corners, or otherwise being injured or confused.

Another object is to provide means of keeping and maintaining through the medium of a holder and the novel folding of a plurality of wax paper used in combination therewith, the sheets of the package in good sanitary condition.

It is obvious that the sheets are rendered unsanitary by continually handling and rearranging the wax paper after and before the withdrawal of a separate sheet from the package or pile, in the conventional method now in use.

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These and other objects are attained by the combination of the holder and folded wax paper as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in whic Fig. l is a cross sectional view of the holder and folded wax paper.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the holder.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the holder showing the user withdrawing a single sheet from the package of sheets in the holder.

In the drawing, reference numeral 1 represents the central portion of a package or plurality of wax sheets,-2 and 3, the sides or ends, which are folded in uniform relation to each other, leaving spaces 4 and 5 between the folded portions to permit the insertion of a finger for the purpose of withdrawing a single sheet from the package without disturbing or disarranging the sheets enclosed therein. It is of course obvious that the sheets may be withdrawn by engaging the outermost sheet, as indicated in Fig. 3, instead of the innermost sheet from space 4.

The folded sheets are inserted in the folder 6 which is preferably formed rectangular in shape and substantially flat, having an open ing in one end to receive the folded pack or pile of wax sheets.

A flap 7 can be provided on the holder if desired, for enclosing the exposed ends of the sheets, adjacent to the end opening.

Means are provided to maintain the plurality of sheets in uniform and even relation, and in sequence, to each other, while at the same time looped spaces are provided between the folded portions of the sheets to permit the insertion of the finger of the user to withdraw a single sheet at a time from the pile, until the pile is exhausted.

After a sheet is withdrawn from the package of sheets, the flap is turned over the exposed portion and sealed for sanitary transportation and packing purposes.

It will be particularly noted that by infolding the respective sides of the assembled sheets, and confining the sides and one end of the folded sheets while exposing one end, the sheets are held upright, and that there is absolutely no weight imposed by the packaging on any one sheet. That is to say, no sheet is under any weight from the other sheets. This permits the convenient and absolutely unrestricted withdrawal of any innermost or outermost sheet. and hence permits the completion of the withdrawal of a sheet without disturbing any other rality of wax sheets to take the place of the sheet of the package. present means of packaging wax sheets by 25 Attention is called to the fact that in rollin same on a mailing tube or the like.

forming the holder 1 substantially flat and I c aim folding the wax paper fiat, with loop there- A package for wax sheets comprising a between, that the holder containing the wax wrapper opened. at one end to permit of the pa er can be packed, transported and stored insertion of a plurality of wax sheets folded in ess space than is needed when the sheets first inwardly upon the central portion and are rolled or packed in the conventional then in opposed relation over the inwardly manner now in use. folded portion, said folded wax sheets be- It will also be noted that the holder can ing adapted to be inserted in the opened end be exhibited in a store or the like, more of said package, whereby the tension of the 86 conveniently and in much less space than folded wax sheets exerts an outward pressure. the conventional type of holder or package against the sides of the package holding of wax paper sheets and further that a pluthe same in position under tension, thereby rality of packages of wax sheets of paper of permitting the withdrawal of a single sheet the shape and form described can be piled at a time by the user through the manipula- 40 up more rapidly, more expeditiously and tion of a single sheet by the thumb and forewith greater facility than the conventional finger of the user, as described and set type of packages of wax sheets. forth.

Attention is particularly directed to the In testimony whereof I alfix my signafact that the package or container is deture. signed for the purpose of packaging a plu- CHARLES S. MOORE. 

